Henry kellogg



HENRY KELLOGG, OF NEWFHAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 80,490, dated 'July 28, 1868; antedated July 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HATS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY KELLOGG, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecti cut, have invented a new Improvement in Hats; and Iv do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact` description of the same, Yand which said drawing constitutes part of this specication, and represents a sectional view of a hat. Y A

This invention relates to an improvement in the hat for the manufacture of which Letters Patent Were granted to me, February 12, 1867, and consists in the introduction, into the rim or other part of the body, of a Wire, reed, or similar material,`during the process of manufacture, for tlie purpose of giving form and strength to the hat.'

In order to the clear understanding of my invention, I will proceed to describe the same as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

This hat, as will be seen by the patent before referred to, is formed from the combination of animal and vegetable fibre, while in a pulpy sta-te. l

During the process, the wire, reed, frame, or whatever it may be, to give form and strength to the hat or bonnet to be produced, is placed in the mould when the hat is partially formed, and when properly placed, the operation of laying the fibre is continued until the hat is complete, thus leaving the wire, reed, or frame, or whatever it may be, within, and eoveredfand secured by the material from which the hat or bonnet is formed.

In the drawing, 'a wire is represented at a as beiny:r inserted at or near the edge of the rim, in this manner.

For diilerentstyles of hats or bonnets, the wire, reed, frame, or whatever it may be, is formed in accordance with the position or article within which it is placed. p A

By the use of the word hat, I wish to he understood as including all coverings for the head, whether for maleor female wear. i

I am aware that hat-hrims havebeen stifencd by the introduction of wire and other frames, but this I do not broadly claim.

Having:r thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to Secure by Letters A hat formed from pulp, having incorporated within the material ofthe body. or brim, during the forma.-

ation thereof', a wire, reed, or'othor stierdngframeor form, substantially as described.

HENRY KELLOGG.

Witnesses:

Jeux H. SUUMWAY, A. J. Trnnrrs. 

